NY Times Asks Readers to Call Senators to Vote Against GOP Tax Reform

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On Twitter, the New York Times editorial board used the newspapers’ Opinion Twitter account to actively engage in partisanship with their social media audience. Although the editorial board is free to pick sides on policy and issues, it is unusual that a journalism outlet like the Times actively lobbied on social media[1] against legislation on social media:

Media outlets and journalism outlets used to try to separate politics and its editorial board positions from reporting. To use the newspaper’s own Opinion social media account appears to cross that boundary between neutrality and partisanship.

[1] lobbied on social media: https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/935915970878758912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fguybenson%2F2017%2F11%2F30%2Fwhoa-nyt-editors-now-using-official-newspaper-twitter-account-for-direct-partisan-activism-n2415785